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Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 less than two months after Opus 5, claiming performance near its top-tier Fable 5.1 model while running about 40% cheaper. The company says the model uses fewer tokens, produces less verbose answers without sacrificing accuracy, and generates output over 30% faster than its predecessor. Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 versions are expected in coming weeks.
When a router runs out of Ethernet ports for devices like smart TVs, consoles, NAS drives and desktop PCs, the fix is an inexpensive plug-and-play Ethernet switch rather than a router upgrade. The switch connects to one of the router's LAN ports and instantly adds four, seven, 15 or more wired connections to the network.
Gallup's latest Consumption Habits survey finds 54% of U.S. adults report drinking alcohol, matching last year's historic low after a three-year decline from 62% in 2023. Just 13% admit to sometimes overdrinking, also a record low, while 51% now view even moderate daily drinking as harmful to health.
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5, the first entry in its 5.5 model family, matching the performance of Claude Fable 5.1 on most tasks while running 40% cheaper than its predecessor, Opus 5. The model underwent external evaluation by groups including Frontier Design and METR, and scored higher than any prior Anthropic model on the company's internal automated behavioral audit for alignment and safety.
After the Trump administration cut funding for the US Global Change Research Program and pulled past climate reports offline, the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society created a new system to preserve this research. Instead of one coordinated government report, teams of scientists will publish peer-reviewed papers in journals that feed into a shared 'US Climate Collection.' The first entry, authored by 149 researchers—many of whom had worked on the now-defunct federal assessment—was published simultaneously in two journals to set priorities for future submissions.
Google recently pulled the Pixel Tablet and its entire tablet section from its online store, and reports indicated a follow-up model had been scrapped. Yet multiple current Google Careers postings, including roles for Pixel Core USB and Pixel Display engineering, explicitly mention work spanning Pixel phones, foldables, and tablets, including references to 'upcoming' tablet hardware.
Todd Sheridan Yeary, a 13-year air traffic control veteran, publicly criticized the FAA's planned AI system SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories), saying its intended use—predictive versus prescriptive—remains unclear even to aviation professionals. He said his top concern is that the AI could 'hallucinate' inaccurate data, and insisted any deployment must allow human controllers to override its outputs.
Saudi Arabian automaker Ceer revealed two angular EV concepts called the Exobot, a sedan and an SUV, both designed by former McLaren designer Rob Melville. The company says the vehicles will go on sale in Saudi Arabia in 2027, with plans to release five more models by 2030. The sedan features supercar-like proportions and gullwing doors, while the SUV has a boxy, high-clearance military-inspired design.
The source content titled about the Intel 8088 chip contains no technology information at all; instead it is a biographical overview of American writer Charles Bukowski, describing his 'dirty realism' style and literary influences. There is no factual reporting on the 16-bit Intel 8088 processor in the piece.
At its Goalkeepers event in New York, the Gates Foundation announced a coalition of about 60 organizations—including Anthropic, Google and the OpenAI Foundation—aimed at making AI tools available in more underrepresented languages, targeting over 3 billion people over five years. Bill Gates called for wealthier nations to boost foreign aid and pair it with AI-driven innovation, while the event highlighted the U.N.'s warning that progress on sustainable development goals remains slow.
Xbox has laid off 268 employees across Halo Studios, other first-party teams and Xbox Game Studios management, part of a previously announced plan to cut 1,600 jobs through July 2027. As part of the restructuring, Activision will take over development of the next Halo game and also manage Rare and World's Edge, while Obsidian continues working under Bethesda on Fallout and Grounded 2, and Playground and Turn 10 merge to handle Forza and Fable together.
A media roundup catalogs 14 hotels featured in horror films and television shows, each known for hauntings, monstrous inhabitants, or murderous staff and guests. The list spans decades of horror storytelling, pulling from both classic and contemporary titles.